The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalms 9:9-10
When everything is going poorly, where do you turn? Where is your refuge? Is it your family, friends or God? Maybe it's a combination. I think the first one I turn to is the one I know the best. When I really know someone, I KNOW how they're going to respond. The more I know God, the more I turn to Him, but it isn't a given yet that He's my first resource though. I need to know Him better, so I do turn to Him first every time.
AW Tozer states, "I began with the text, “Those who know your name trust in you.” The word “name” means character, plus reputation. “And they that know what kind of God thou art will put their trust in thee.” We wonder why we don’t have faith; the answer is, faith is confidence in the character of God and if we don’t know what kind of God God is, we can’t have faith." Psalms 9:10
Join me in reading Psalm 9 and lets get to know God more fully.
